US6135615AExpiredUtility

Lamp suspension track assembly

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Priority: Apr 28, 1999Filed: Apr 28, 1999Granted: Oct 24, 2000
Est. expiryApr 28, 2019(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Cheng-Ping Lee
H01R 25/147F21V 21/35
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PatentIndex Score
65
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References
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Claims

Abstract

A lamp suspension track assembly includes an elongated positioning guide track having two opposite sides each defining a guide groove therein, two elongated flexible guide tracks each having a first side formed with a guide rail received in the guide groove of the positioning guide track, and a second side defining a receiving channel therein, two conducting strips each received in the receiving channel, and a positioning cap attached to one end of the positioning guide track and secured to one end of each of the two flexible guide tracks. By such an arrangement, the lamp suspension track assembly can be bent around a proper angle due to the flexibility of the flexible guide tracks, thereby increasing the versatility of the lamp suspension track assembly.

Claims

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I claim: 
     
       1. A lamp suspension track assembly including: an elongated positioning guide track having two opposite sides each defining a guide groove therein;   two elongated flexible guide tracks each having a first side formed with a guide rail received in the guide groove of the positioning guide track, and a second side defining a receiving channel therein;   two conducting strips each received in the receiving channel; and   a positioning cap attached to one end of the positioning guide track and secured to one end of each of the two flexible guide tracks.   
     
     
       2. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the flexible guide tracks is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. 
     
     
       3. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide groove of the positioning guide track is substantially T-shaped, and the guide rail of the flexible guide track is substantially T-shaped to mate with the guide groove. 
     
     
       4. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a substantially U-shaped suspension bracket to support the positioning guide track and the flexible guide tracks therein, the suspension bracket includes two extensions each defining a through hole therein, and two locking screws each extending through the through hole and screwed into a ceiling. 
     
     
       5. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the guide groove of the positioning guide track has two inclined sides, and the guide rail of the flexible guide track has two inclined sides to mate with a respective inclined side of the guide groove of the positioning guide track. 
     
     
       6. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning cap includes two inserts each inserted into the receiving channel of the respective flexible guide track. 
     
     
       7. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein the guide channel of the flexible guide track is substantially T-shaped, and each of the two inserts is substantially T-shaped to mate with the receiving channel. 
     
     
       8. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a clip base to clamp the positioning guide track and the flexible guide tracks therein, and a suspension rod attached to the clip base. 
     
     
       9. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a positioning base attached to the suspension rod. 
     
     
       10. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a substantially U-shaped positioning bracket to lock the positioning guide track and the flexible guide tracks therein, the positioning bracket including two side walls each containing a copper bar received in the receiving channel of a respective flexible guide track. 
     
     
       11. The lamp suspension track assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein the receiving channel of each of the two flexible guide tracks defines a threaded bore therein, each of the two side walls of the positioning bracket defines a through hole therein aligning with the threaded bore, and the lamp suspension track assembly further comprises two locking screws each extending through the through hole, and screwed into the threaded bore.

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